Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing
effective health care as demonstrated by:
A. Nightingale.
B. Benner.
C. Swanson.
D. King.
2. What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
A. Nursing Sanitation Notes
B. Nursing 101
C. Notes on Nursing
D. Nursing Notes
3. A long-term goal for in-patient mental health treatment is generally to:
A. Return the patient to the community.
B. Locate a facility for long term care.
C. Be arrested and placed in prison.
D. Be completely cured of the disorder.
4. The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
A. Hospitals.
B. Long-term care facilities.
C. Asylums.
D. Free-standing treatment centers.
5. Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
A. Hildegard Peplau
B. Hattie Bessent
C. Mary Mahoney
D. Linda Richards
Completion
Complete each statement.
6. Phenothiazines were discovered in what year? .
7. The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader?
8. Who was the nurse theorist who was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to
provide care for people with mental illness?
9. The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
.
, Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
10. The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the
National Mental Health Act of what year? .
11. Which nursing organization established the first certification of psychiatric nursing?
12. One of the goals of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is to promote of
nursing care in the United States.
13. has always been called the “founder of nursing.”
14. A schoolteacher by the name of established asylums and a psychiatric
hospital for the mentally ill.
15. Special facilities designed to care for the mentally ill in the past were known as .
16. The first psychotropic drug category was known as .
17. Each state adopts its own set of rules and guidelines that govern the nurses’ performance. These rules
are known as the Practice Act.
18. The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the Act.
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
19. What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient care
(select all that apply):
A. Cost of the facilities.
B. The increased use of phenothiazines.
C. Staff cost.
D. Establishment of Outpatient clinics.
, Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A
Florence Nightingale’s commitments to improved outcomes at a military hospital were directly
related to introducing sanitation methods.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nightingale; page 4
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Community Health | Cognitive Level:
Application | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
2. ANS: C
Florence Nightingale wrote the book Notes on Nursing, which specified the importance of a clean
environment.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nightingale; page 4
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning| Content Area: Nursing Trends| Cognitive Level: Knowledge|
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
3. ANS: A
To eventually return the patient to the community by creating a good support system and appropriate
medication if needed is generally the long-term goal.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9
KEY: Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care: Coordinated Care
4. ANS: C
Asylums were known as a refuge for the mentally ill as well as the poor in the past.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Asylums; page 8
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Therapeutic Environment
5. ANS: A
Dr. Peplau brought together theories from psychiatry and merged them with theories for nursing and
communication.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Hildegard Peplau; page 6-7
KEY: Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
COMPLETION
6. ANS:
1955
Phenothiazine is a group of psychotropics that have a calming effect on patients with psychotic
through processes.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9
, Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health Pharmacology | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies:
Expected Actions/Outcomes
7. ANS:
Effie Jane Taylor
In 1913 the first psychiatric program for nurses was established. Ms. Taylor also believed in patient-
centered care.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Effie Jane Taylor; page 6
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning
8. ANS:
Linda Richards
Linda Richards wanted to upgrade the nursing education field and the Boston city hospital training
school for nurses to teach the specialty of caring for the mentally ill.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Linda Richards; page 5
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level:
Knowledge | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Mental Health Concepts
9. ANS:
phenothiazines
This medication controlled psychotic symptoms and led to reductions in the population in mental
health institutions.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health: Pharmacology | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
10. ANS:
1946
Money was provided by this legislation for research and training for the improvement of care for
patients with mental health issues.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Laws; page 12
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health: Treatment | Cognitive Level:
Knowledge | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Mental Health Concepts
11. ANS:
ANA
The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed the certification criteria for psychiatric nurses.
The ANA has developed standards for professional nursing.
PTS: 1
REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nursing Organizations and Recommendations; page 9
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
12. ANS:
standardization
The ANA has developed standards for a number of different specialties.
PTS: 1
REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nursing Organizations and Recommendations; page 9
Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing
Multiple Choice
1. The act of developing a clean environment is a factor in providing
effective health care as demonstrated by:
A. Nightingale.
B. Benner.
C. Swanson.
D. King.
2. What is the name of the publication written by Florence Nightingale?
A. Nursing Sanitation Notes
B. Nursing 101
C. Notes on Nursing
D. Nursing Notes
3. A long-term goal for in-patient mental health treatment is generally to:
A. Return the patient to the community.
B. Locate a facility for long term care.
C. Be arrested and placed in prison.
D. Be completely cured of the disorder.
4. The mentally ill were once housed in mental institutions known as:
A. Hospitals.
B. Long-term care facilities.
C. Asylums.
D. Free-standing treatment centers.
5. Which nursing theorists promoted the interpersonal theory between the nurse and the patient?
A. Hildegard Peplau
B. Hattie Bessent
C. Mary Mahoney
D. Linda Richards
Completion
Complete each statement.
6. Phenothiazines were discovered in what year? .
7. The first psychiatric program of study was established by which nursing leader?
8. Who was the nurse theorist who was the first American-trained nurse credited with teaching how to
provide care for people with mental illness?
9. The greatest advance in the early years of mental health care was the introduction of
.
, Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
10. The legislation that provided funding for improving the care of the mentally ill is known as the
National Mental Health Act of what year? .
11. Which nursing organization established the first certification of psychiatric nursing?
12. One of the goals of the American Nurses Association (ANA) is to promote of
nursing care in the United States.
13. has always been called the “founder of nursing.”
14. A schoolteacher by the name of established asylums and a psychiatric
hospital for the mentally ill.
15. Special facilities designed to care for the mentally ill in the past were known as .
16. The first psychotropic drug category was known as .
17. Each state adopts its own set of rules and guidelines that govern the nurses’ performance. These rules
are known as the Practice Act.
18. The first major federal law to address mental illness was called the Act.
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
19. What trends contributed to the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities to outpatient care
(select all that apply):
A. Cost of the facilities.
B. The increased use of phenothiazines.
C. Staff cost.
D. Establishment of Outpatient clinics.
, Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: A
Florence Nightingale’s commitments to improved outcomes at a military hospital were directly
related to introducing sanitation methods.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nightingale; page 4
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Community Health | Cognitive Level:
Application | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
2. ANS: C
Florence Nightingale wrote the book Notes on Nursing, which specified the importance of a clean
environment.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nightingale; page 4
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning| Content Area: Nursing Trends| Cognitive Level: Knowledge|
Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
3. ANS: A
To eventually return the patient to the community by creating a good support system and appropriate
medication if needed is generally the long-term goal.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9
KEY: Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Planning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care: Coordinated Care
4. ANS: C
Asylums were known as a refuge for the mentally ill as well as the poor in the past.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Asylums; page 8
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Therapeutic Environment
5. ANS: A
Dr. Peplau brought together theories from psychiatry and merged them with theories for nursing and
communication.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Hildegard Peplau; page 6-7
KEY: Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
COMPLETION
6. ANS:
1955
Phenothiazine is a group of psychotropics that have a calming effect on patients with psychotic
through processes.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9
, Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Gorman Test Bank
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health Pharmacology | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies:
Expected Actions/Outcomes
7. ANS:
Effie Jane Taylor
In 1913 the first psychiatric program for nurses was established. Ms. Taylor also believed in patient-
centered care.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Effie Jane Taylor; page 6
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning
8. ANS:
Linda Richards
Linda Richards wanted to upgrade the nursing education field and the Boston city hospital training
school for nurses to teach the specialty of caring for the mentally ill.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Linda Richards; page 5
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level:
Knowledge | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Mental Health Concepts
9. ANS:
phenothiazines
This medication controlled psychotic symptoms and led to reductions in the population in mental
health institutions.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Breakthroughs; page 9
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health: Pharmacology | Cognitive
Level: Knowledge | Client Need: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
10. ANS:
1946
Money was provided by this legislation for research and training for the improvement of care for
patients with mental health issues.
PTS: 1 REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; The Laws; page 12
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Mental Health: Treatment | Cognitive Level:
Knowledge | Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity: Mental Health Concepts
11. ANS:
ANA
The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed the certification criteria for psychiatric nurses.
The ANA has developed standards for professional nursing.
PTS: 1
REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nursing Organizations and Recommendations; page 9
KEY: Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Nursing Trends | Cognitive Level:
Comprehension | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
12. ANS:
standardization
The ANA has developed standards for a number of different specialties.
PTS: 1
REF: Chapter 1: History of Mental Health Nursing; Nursing Organizations and Recommendations; page 9
